Device for packaging men&#39;s collar attached shirts



W. C. KROUT Dec. 5, 1939.

DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MENS COLLAR ATTACHED SHIRTS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledJune 13, 1938 H mwrq Dec. 5, 1939. w, c, KROUT 2,182,059

DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MENS COLLAR ATTACHED SHIRTS Filed June 13, 1938 2Sheets-Sheet 2 W. BKRUUT,

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Patented Dec. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT or ies DEVICE FOR PACKAGINGMENS COLLAR ATTACHED SHIRTS Walter C. Kraut, Charlotte, N. o.

Application June 13, 1938, Serial No. 213,546

5 Claims.

My invention consists in a new and useful improvement in devices forpackaging mens collar attached shirts, and is designed to provide adevice whereby a pair of such shirts can be packaged in such a way as toprevent crushing of the The particularly novel and useful features of myimproved device are a single shirt board to be received between theshirts of each pair, and a pair of spacing elements associated with saidboard, each element being received within a shirt collar, the wholedevice being fabricated from a single piece of material. I produce thespacing elements by cutting the material forming the shirt board so asto provide wings which are folded and interlocked to form frames whichmay be inserted through the collar openings of the shirts, and are ofsuch dimensions that each frame serves as a spacer between the innersurface of the back of one shirt and the shirt board received againstthe bosom of the other shirt.

While I have illustrated in the drawings filed herewith and havehereinafter fully described one specific embodiment of my invention, itis to be distinctly understood that I do not consider my inventionlimited to said specific embodiment, but refer for its scope to theclaims appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the blank comprising my device.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a pair of shirts with my device appliedthereto.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my device, in the position illustratedin Fig. 3.

As illustrated in the drawings, my device consists of a blank composedof a single rectangular sheet of suitable material, such as card board,comprising end panels I and 2, and a middle panel 3 divided by scores 4and 5. By means of suitable incisions, the panels I and 2 are eachprovided with a pair of flaps 6, each having a flap 1. One of the flapsl of each pair is provided with tongues 8 and the other flap 1 of eachpair is provided with slots 9. It is to be noted (Fig. 1) that the flapsl of the pairs having the tongues 8 are aligned longitudinally on theblank with the flaps I having the slots 9.

I will now describe the use of my device as a shirt board and spacingdevice. The flaps 6 of panel I are bent upwardly on scores 6-a, so as to(or. 20s 7) be positioned at right angles to the plane of panel 5. Theflaps T of these flaps 6 are then bent inwardly on the scores 'la, so asto be positioned parallel with the plane of the panel 5, andoverlapping, the flap I having the slots Q being beneath the flap- Ihaving the tongues 8. The tongues 8 are then inserted into the slots 9,thus interlocking the flaps I. As will be obvious (Fig. 5), there isthereby formed a hollow, openended frame F rising from the panel I,having a base composed of the portion ll! of the blank between thescores 6-41, the sides composed of the flaps 6, and the top composed ofthe overlying flaps "l. The blank is then folded on the score 4 so thatthe panel 3 is vertically disposed, and then on the score 5 so that thepanel 2 is extended from the panel 3 in a plane parallel with the planeofpanel i (Fig, 2). The flaps 6 of panel 2 are then bent downwardly atright angles to the plane of the panel 2, and the flaps l of these flapsB are then bent inwardly on their scores '|a.so as to be positionedparallel with the plane of the panel 2, and overlapping, the flap 1having the slots 9 being above the flap 7 having the tongues 8. Thetongues 8 are then inserted into the slots 9, thus interlocking theflaps l. Thus it will be seen (Fig. 5) that there is formed a frame F,similar to frame F, depending from panel 2.

When the parts of my device have been adjusted, as above described, itis applied to shirt S by placing panel I upon the shirt bosom B and thepanel 2 above the collar C, frame F being inserted into the collaropening to rest upon the inner surface of the back of the shirt S. Theshirt S is then laid upon my device, its bosom B resting upon the panel2 and its collar C about frame F passed through the collar opening ofshirt S, contacting the inner surface of the back of shirt S, and. thusacting as a support.

It is to be particularly noted that the flaps 5 (Fig. 4) are of suchdimensions that the frames F and F (Fig. 3) serve as spacing elements toprevent contact between the collar 0 and panel l and the collar C andpanel 2, thus effectively guarding collars C and C against crushing ordeformation in packaging.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, thecombination of a shirt board comprising two panels disposed in differentplanes, and connected by a third panel for insertion between facedshirts of a pair; a spacing element comprising a frame extended from oneof said panels; and a second spacing element comprising a frame extendedfrom the other of said panels, said frames extending in oppositedirections with respect to one another and being inserted within thecollar openings of the shirts respectively.

2. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, thecombination of a shirt board for insertion between the shirts of a pair;a pair of flaps extending upwardly from said board; a pair ofoverlapping, interlocked wings attached to said flaps; a second pair offlaps extending downwardly from saidv board; and a second pair ofoverlapping, interlocked wings attached to said downwardly extendingflaps.

3. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, thecombination of a shirt board comprising two horizontal panels and avertical panel connecting them; a spacing element comprising a frameextending upwardly from one of said horizontal panels; and a secondspacing element comprising a frame extending downwardly from the otherof said horizontal panels.

' 4. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, thecombination of a shirt board for insertion between the shirts of a pair;a set of flaps extending from said board; interlocked Wings attached tosaid flaps; a second set of flaps extending from said board; andinterlocked wings attached to said second set of extending flaps, thetwo sets of flaps extending in opposite directions with respect to oneanother.

5. In a device for packaging mens collar attached shirts, thecombination of, a shirt board comprising two horizontal panels and avertical panel connecting them; a spacing element extending upwardlyfrom one of said horizontal panels; and a second spacing elementextending downwardly from the other of said horizontal panels.

WALTER C. KROUT,

